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There was winning stylishly and winning ugly on the menu for the day’s action as the men’s semi-finals kicked off Cincinnati’s Saturday.
Williams is looking to be the first woman to successfully defend her title in Cincinnati in the Open Era. She is also the first player in the Open Era to reach three consecutive finals. She has a 20-4 lifetime record in Cincinnati.
We have seen this story before: Roger Federer looks borderline unbeatable in a win over Andy Murray only to get taken out by Novak Djokovic one round later.
Whereas other top player stumbled and bumbled their way through the Western & Southern Open draw, Roger Federer simply has not been messing around this week.
Jelena Jankovic is nothing if not unpredictable as her off the cuff statement in her on-court interview proved as she booked her place in the Cincinnati semi-finals.
Roger Federer continued to fire on all cylinders in his quest for an unprecedented seventh Western & Southern Open crown, notching match win No. 40 in Cincinnati.
The trend of strong attendance continued Friday as more than 25,000 fans were in attendance at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Twelve of the 13 sessions this year have set an attendance record for the respective sessions.
Any doubts that Novak Djokovic might have had about his game evaporated in the almost noon-day sun in Cincinnati on quarter-final Friday.
Six-time champion Roger Federer has eased through to the Western & Southern Open quarter-finals with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory over Kevin Anderson on Thursday.
It’s only August, but 2015 has already been a year to remember for World No. 6 Tomas Berdych. A coaching overhaul at the start of the year saw the Czech begin working with Dani Vallverdu, producing his best-ever start to the season.
Feliciano Lopez has spoiled any chance of a Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer quarter-final showdown after upstaging his compatriot and No. 8 seed 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday.
The sun was shining after frankly the kind of weather I could have stayed at home for, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for some of our key ones to watch.
Two more attendance records were set on Thursday. A new single-day record of 26,338 people were in attendance, surpassing the mark that had been set on Tuesday (25.898).
Feliciano Lopez sent Rafael Nadal packing early from the Western & Southern Open with a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) third-round upset on Thursday night. Lopez fired 14 aces before prevailing in two hours and 24 minutes.
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